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Making Technology Work For You: A Guide To The Iphone
Practically everyone seems to have an iphone nowadays, but a lot of people do not know about its full capabilities. You, too, may realize that you are not taking advantage of all of the features that your iphone has to offer. Information regarding the best use of your phone can be obtained simply by reading on.

As soon as any new updates are available, you should immediately update your phone. These updates can give your phone new abilities, as well as fix known bugs and security flaws. This will allow you to keep a backup of all your pictures and information so you do not lose everything if your phone is damaged or lost.

If you are working in Safari, it is simple to initiate a phone call with a simple touch. Let's say you want to find a dry cleaner. Whenever you discover the number, you don't have to navigate to the phone component in order to make a call. Touch the number itself, and the connection will be made automatically.

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Are you tired of notifications you receive? You may turn them off easily. First, go to settings, and then go to notifications. Look at your apps under "In Notification Center" to remove any you don't want. The best part is that this can significantly increase your battery's life each day.

Are there special characters such as umlauts or accents that you would like to use in your texts? Here's the trick. Touch the letter you wish to alter, and hold. You'll get a pop-up window with several alternative characters after a moment or two. You can use as many fancy letters as you want to.

Many people use the camera on the iphone. It can be difficult, however, to learn how to easily sort through the many different pictures you've taken. Keep your pictures organized with the iphone album. This is a great feature for when you are looking for a certain photo in a hurry.

When your phone is locked, you will still see incoming messages. The may seem convenient to you or it may not be what you want at all. You can disable the feature quite easily. Choose the Settings menu, go to notifications and then touch messages. Show Preview is the option you want to turn off.

Turn keyboard clicks "on" so that you can hear your typing. This helps you avoid mistakes typing.

Don't get too crazy with the apps available. There are so many wonderful iphone apps, some ipad and iphone insurance of which are free, while others that cost money. Some applications engage in unscrupulous data mining practices or charge you hidden fees.

Although they're not cheap to purchase, iPhones give their users an astonishing amount of power (they can do almost anything a home computer can) right in their pockets. You are surely already a fan if you are an iphone owner. Hopefully, with the help of this article, you are now able to get even more use and better results from your iphone.




 
 
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